Grace: At tribal wedding, a bride in buckskin and beat of a buffalo-hide drum

[Omaha Steve]

KENT SIEVERS/THE WORLD-HERALD
Prairie Rose Lake provides a sparkling backdrop for the wedding of Fran Vogel and Brett Petersen of Walnut, Iowa, held at Prairie Rose State Park, on Sept. 20, 2014.

http://www.omaha.com/living/grace-at-tribal-wedding-a-bride-in-buckskin-and-beat/article_9c1e3bfa-d19a-5aa1-b89e-48d1a0a92429.html

By Erin Grace / World-Herald columnist

PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK, Iowa — The bride wore buckskin. The groom released a hawk. Then the couple, draped in a blanket to signify their union, proceeded up a hill to the beat of a buffalo-hide drum and the chant of an old language.

It was a unique end to a modern wedding that involved a tepee, an American Paint Horse and a tribal elder who blessed them with eagle feathers and cedar smoke.



KENT SIEVERS


As the ceremony comes to a close, Brett, left, and Fran release a red tail hawk, brought to the wedding by SOAR, a raptor rehabilitation facility in western Iowa.

When does anyone ever get a chance to see that?
This is one reason why Fran Vogel wanted to have a Native American wedding. She could offer a rare experience. In so doing, she could also pay homage to the Plains Indian tribe to which she belongs.

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[kcr]

1. Great article. Thanks for posting.

I really enjoyed reading that. I wish the article had more pictures.

[freshwest]

2. 'Some days are great days. All days are good days,' I was told at the last pow wow when I was well.

This was a great day for the heart and spirit. Thanks for posting this. Some say we are in the time of the eagle and the condor and will be joined together, to learn from each other.

[ColesCountyDem]

3. How neat, OS!

Good article, Thank you for posting it!

[jen63]

4. Beautiful, thanks for posting!